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Photos: Redemption Voyage stops in Hampton for traditional Libations Ceremony

Photos: Redemption Voyage stops in Hampton for traditional Libations Ceremony

A group gathered at sunrise on Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Va. for a traditional Libation Ceremony on Friday, June 16, 2023. Libation ceremonies use a universal prayer and are considered one of the oldest African ceremonies. They involve the use of water or grains as a sacrifice to a deity or ancestors, and this ceremony was held to seek ancestral blessings and guidance for a "Redemption Voyage" the group has planned to several African countries. The ceremony was lead by Ayo Handy-Kendi, 71, who has been conducting these ceremonies since age 25 and is a certified Breath Sekou or Breath Master Teacher having studied "the breath" since 1970. Commonly known as "Mama Ayo", Handy-Kendi is also the founder of Black Love Day, celebrated annually on Feb. 13 since 1993, and is founder of the non-profit African American Holiday Association.

Peace activists hold African libations ceremony, honoring enslaved ancestors

Under a red sun, seagulls’ calls and the scent of burning sage wafted past foamy waves breaking on the warm sand just after dawn Friday on Buckroe Beach. Occasionally echoed by music from a hapi drum, a native flute or an agogô bell, Ayo Handy-Kendi spoke, prayed and sang as she led an African libations ceremony, calling upon the enslaved Africans who arrived in Hampton over four centuries ago. .

Peace activists hold African libations ceremony, honoring enslaved ancestors